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Trending News: Surface Laptop Images Have Leaked Ahead Of Microsoft’s New York City Event

Long Story Short

Is this the device that will be announced at the Microsoft event in New York later today?

Long Story

If you were wondering what Microsoft was up to at its event in New York later this morning, you can wonder no longer. Probably. Last night Twitter user WalkingCat leaked a bunch of images of what apparently will be known as the Surface Laptop.

Using for reference several crisp, very legit-looking publicity shots, the post outlined a 13.5 inch device with a PixelSense display and alcantara-covered keyboard that comes loaded with what’s being called Windows 10 S (said to be a Chrome OS alternative). It’s available in four colours: platinum, burgundy, cobalt blue and graphite gold. The images show off a regular USB port, mini DisplayPort and the conventional Surface power connector.

Subsequent tweets detailed a device weighing 2.76 pounds, with a thickness of 14.47 mm at the back and 9.9 mm at the front. The PixelSense display is said to be made up of 3.4 million pixels, which The Verge reports suggests Microsoft is using a 1080p panel for a 3:2 aspect ratio display. As The Verge goes on to write, it looks like Microsoft’s answer to Google’s Chromebook Pixel, albeit at a more premium price point.

If WalkingCat’s leak is accurate — and there’s every suggestion that indeed it is — the Surface Laptop follows on from the Surface Pro tablet, Surface Book laptop and the Surface Studio — all of which helped re-position Microsoft as a quality hardware manufacturer.

Either way, we’ll find out later this morning.

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